Sheena Blackhall Poems

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231.
Theresienstadt: The Land Of Plenty

I am Ilona. I am 9 years old
My neighbours harvest weeds and grass to boil
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232.
Of Jersey, St Malo, Nazis And Wuhan(22 Poems)

1.Travel Chest
The bird on her maiden flight
Took a little light reading with her
Daphne Du Maurier’s The Birds
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233.
German Interlude (With Detours) 23 Poems

1.Ahrweiler Cemetery
The leitmotif of my childhood's
Peeling stucco. The adults
I knew are as stuffed parrots now
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234.
For People Who Hate Maths

⅔ + ⅝ = The Eiffel Tower
20% + 1,999 = A line of Washing
66% x 975 = Mohammed Ali’s boxer shorts
36+703-3 = Orange peel
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235.
Seven Scottish Inventions

John Logie Baird 1888-1946

Checking out the weather, the traffic or the news,
We switch on the TV for fun and current views
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236.
The Cornfield

There is a cornfield ploughed into my brain
No wind, nor sleety gale wears it away

What fails with time, glass, clocks, health, flowers
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237.
Ten Blessings

Blessings be on drops of dew
Blessings be on rainbow's hue
Blessings be on mouse and snail
Blessings be on bird and sail
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238.
In Faldy's Wood (9 Poems)

In Faldy's Wood

The little tree in Faldy's wood
Holds up its waving arms
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239.
To Make Love Without Love

To make love without love is easy
Physical jerks and spasms
Cracking a match to flame
Like a puppet propelled by lust
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240.
The Ordinary Miracle

After a dish of porridge, a milky coffee,
The sun being out for once
I took a walk in the woods beside the river
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